Binge on ‘Breaking Bad’ — with extras — starting Sunday

Watch Walter White’s journey from meek schoolteacher to murderous meth kingpin for the first time or all over again when AMC launches its “Breaking Bad Binge” Sunday.

The lone new drama premiering this week is not only the only show premiering this week, it’s also the only new show premiering for the rest of the month (at least according to my sources). Also, many of the shows that had season or series premieres in June are starting to wind down, leaving a little bit of a void before the networks launch their fall fare.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though.

See, having more free TV time/space on your DVR means you’ve got no reason not to either get hooked on or re-live AMC’s outstanding “Breaking Bad” when the network debuts its “Breaking Bad Binge” on Sunday.

Kicking off at 5 p.m., the binge runs eight hours (5 p.m. to 1 a.m.) every Sunday through Oct. 5. It airs all 62 episodes of the 10-time (and counting) Emmy-winning series, as well as exclusives like behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews. If you use the AMC Story Sync app on your computer or mobile device, there will be all new content for that, too.

With the extra bits, eight hours translates to seven episodes a week. Conveniently, that’s the number of episodes in season one, so you can see/record it in its entirety Sunday night, which I, of course, cannot recommend strongly enough that you do, especially if you’ve never seen the show.

I know I’ve got friends and family members who get sick of me talking about how amazing “Breaking Bad” is and telling them to watch it...but I also know that all my friends and family members who have watched it (whether through my recommendation or otherwise) have not been disappointed.

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The drama premiering this week is “Legends” at 9 p.m. Wednesday on TNT. The espionage thriller centers on an FBI agent working deep undercover, who has a gift for transforming himself into a new identity for each case. However, he starts questioning everything about his life — including his own identity — after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger.